RONDELETIAN EEL. 



living than in the dead animal : the flesh is tender, 

 and has few or no spines. Linnaeus observes that 

 the head is attenuated in front, and that there are 

 two short tentacula on the upper lip. This animal 

 is a native of the Mediterranean, and a supposed 

 variety, entirely of an ash-colour, is mentioned by 

 Forskal as a native of the Red Sea. 



